The Collection of Attorney Fees in Eviction Cases Has Sharply Increased in Virginia
In the News
A new report from Virginia Poverty Law Center and VCU’s Eviction Lab shows how attorney fees are worsening Virginia’s eviction crisis — with courts awarding nearly $20 million in fees last year alone. Michael Pope reports.
Unreasonable: Attorney Fees Deepen Housing Instability
Feature
A new report shows inflated attorney fees in Virginia eviction cases are pushing families deeper into debt and worsening the state’s housing crisis.
Virginia Must Act to Protect Healthcare Access for Children and Families
Insight
Virginia must take advantage of the options it has to protect coverage for children and families and protect the stability of the health care system.
In the News
Virginia’s New Medical Debt Protections Explained
Jay Speer and Amanda Gago Silcox walk listeners to the “Arm and a Leg” podcast through Virginia’s newly-enacted protections against medical debt.
News
Long-Delayed Benefits Finally Reaching Virginia Families
The new congressional agreement funds SNAP through September 2026, but the disruption has already strained families, food banks, and community resources.
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Marketplace Open Enrollment: What Virginians Need to Know
In the News
“What the Heck, Dude!”: How States Can Fight Rental Housing Junk Fees
This report from NCLC focuses on steps that governments and advocates can take to address junk fees. State and local governments play a central role in landlord-tenant law in the United States, as they have traditionally been the entities regulating rental housing. Picking up where the federal government left off, they can and should fully protect vulnerable renters from widespread and abusive junk fees.
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Virginia’s First Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Community: A Milestone for Housing Stability
Residents of Crestview Cooperative in Buena Vista recently made Virginia housing history—purchasing the land beneath their homes to become the Commonwealth’s first Resident Owned Community.
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Honoring Heritage, Upholding Rights
November is Native American Heritage Month—a reminder that culture and family are deeply connected.
